Rhodes, Michigan Weather
Rhodes, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rhodes, Gladwin County.
Full aviation weather for Rhodes is published on the Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (KGDW) page, 25 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Rhodes have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Rhodes: Jack Barstow Airport (KIKW) 27 km · MBS International Airport (KMBS) 42 km · Clare Municipal Airport (K48D) 46 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) 55 km
Conditions reported at KGDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rhodes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rhodes.
About Rhodes, Michigan
Rhodes unfolds as a quiet testament to the rolling, wooded landscape of Gladwin County. It lies 20.1 miles north of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east-south-east of Gladwin. Here, the land breathes with a gentle, undulating character, a mosaic of deciduous trees – oak and maple predominantly – that cast shifting patterns of shade and sunlight onto the earth. Small, unnamed creeks, barely more than whispered promises of water, wind their way through the undergrowth, their banks often softened by a carpet of moss and fallen leaves. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, a subtle perfume of damp soil and pine needles. The sky here feels expansive, a vast canvas that, in the late afternoon, can blush with hues of peach and lavender, lending a soft, almost ethereal glow to the scattered farmsteads and modest dwellings that dot the terrain. The history of Rhodes is intrinsically tied to the logging and agricultural endeavors that shaped this part of Michigan. For generations, the rich soil and abundant timber provided a livelihood, and remnants of that past can still be seen in the weathered barns and the occasional overgrown field reclaimed by the forest. While the era of large-scale lumber operations has largely faded, a connection to the land persists, evident in the small farms that continue to cultivate crops and raise livestock. The local economy, therefore, retains a grounding in the earth, a quiet resilience that eschews grand pronouncements for the steady work of cultivation and sustenance. In Rhodes, the rhythm of life is dictated less by the clamor of industry and more by the turning of seasons and the quiet satisfaction of a day's honest labor under the vast, open sky.
Live animated radar for Rhodes and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rhodes, Gladwin County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.901689°N, 84.176107°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48652 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rhodes, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rhodes, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rhodes includes coordinates 43.901689°N, 84.176107°W, situated in Gladwin County. ZIP code 48652. Telephone area code: 586. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
